George Herbert Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old george herbert quotes, george herbert sayings, and george herbert proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.

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Pleasing ware is half sold.

George Herbert

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He that lies down with the dogs riseth with fleas.

George Herbert

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The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one.

George Herbert

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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

George Herbert

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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.

George Herbert

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The best mirror is an old friend.

George Herbert

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Good words are worth much and cost little.

George Herbert

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He that steals an egg will steal an ox.

George Herbert

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People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

George Herbert

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One flower makes no garland.

George Herbert

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Half the world knows not how the other half lives.

George Herbert

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Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

George Herbert

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The mouse that hath but one hole is taken quickly.

George Herbert

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No man can lose what he never had.

George Herbert

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His bark is worse than his bite.

George Herbert

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Every mile is two in winter.

George Herbert

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Where there is peace, God is.

George Herbert

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The best mirror is an old friend.

George Herbert

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One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

George Herbert

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A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

George Herbert

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A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

George Herbert

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One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

George Herbert

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One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

George Herbert

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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

George Herbert

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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

George Herbert

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Thou hast given so much to me, give one thing more, â€” a grateful heart; not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.

George Herbert

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That is gold which is worth gold.

George Herbert

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Gold opens all locks, no lock will hold against the power of gold.

George Herbert

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The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.

George Herbert

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Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.